skill

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Proficiency, facility, or dexterity that is acquired or developed through training or experience. See Synonyms at ability.

n. An art, trade, or technique, particularly one requiring use of the hands or body.

n. A developed talent or ability: writing skills.

n. Obsolete A reason; a cause.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To set apart; separate.

v. To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to).

v. To have knowledge or comprehension; discern.

v. To have personal or practical knowledge of; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous.

v. To make a difference; signify; matter.

n. Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate.

adj. great, excellent

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause.

n. Knowledge; understanding.

n. The familiar knowledge of any art or science, united with readiness and dexterity in execution or performance, or in the application of the art or science to practical purposes; power to discern and execute; ability to perceive and perform; expertness; aptitude

n. Display of art; exercise of ability; contrivance; address.

n. Any particular art.

transitive v. To know; to understand.

intransitive v. To be knowing; to have understanding; to be dexterous in performance.

intransitive v. To make a difference; to signify; to matter; -- used impersonally.

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To set apart; separate.

Hence, to discern; have knowledge or understanding (to); know how: usually with an infinitive.

To have perception or comprehension; have understanding; discern: followed by of or on.

To have personal and practical knowledge (of); be versed or practised; hence, to be expert or dexterous: commonly followed by of.

To make difference; signify; matter: used impersonally, and generally with a negative.

The term skill is used in Preisendorfer 1988 uses the term “skill”, who uses the term “hindcast skill”, where, as I read his equation 9.48, it is equivalent to what we would call the calibration r2 statistic.

Once word patterns have been noticed within a natural discourse – then the skill is about creating a realistic/communicative task which would provide an opportunity for students to “activate” the particular patterns noticed.